$2,000 Goal Met!
(As of Saturday evening, June 22nd)
On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - one of my readers contacted me and generously offered to match up to $2,000 in gifted or loaned funds in support of my legal defense fund. This match was specifically to help raise the final funds to be used towards ...
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#LeadSafeMama Stats: 121,765 page-views by > 28,186 readers in 125 countries this month & June is not over yet!
Getting caught up on my stats today (last one, no - really this time is the last one!)... [Except I might do a year-to-date one for fun too!]
For those who have as much fun as I do following my website and social media stats, here are my stats for this month - just to today, June 19, 2019! ...
Read More about #LeadSafeMama Stats: 121,765 page-views by > 28,186 readers in 125 countries this month & June is not over yet!
#LeadSafeMama Stats: 105,940 page-views by more than 30,254 readers in 133 “countries” in May of 2019!
Getting caught up on my stats today (last one!)...
For those who have as much fun as I do following my website and social media stats, here are my stats for May 2019! Not as amazing as March or April (you cannot "discover" Lead in vintage Tupperware EVERY month!) but May was still amazing ...
Read More about #LeadSafeMama Stats: 105,940 page-views by more than 30,254 readers in 133 “countries” in May of 2019!
#LeadSafeMama Stats: 201,670 page-views by 96,054 readers in 157 “countries” in April of 2019!
Getting caught up on my stats today!
For those who have as much fun as I do following my website and social media stats, here are my stats for April 2019! Not as amazing as March (you cannot "discover" Lead in vintage Tupperware EVERY month!) but April was still amazing in its own ...
Read More about #LeadSafeMama Stats: 201,670 page-views by 96,054 readers in 157 “countries” in April of 2019!
#LeadSafeMama Stats: 1,310,930 page-views by 937,141 readers in 202 “countries” in March of 2019!
For those who have as much fun as I do following my website and social media stats, here are my stats for March 2019! [Officially #LeadSafeMama's best month ever - and likely to stay that way for a long long time!]
Thank you for reading (and thank you for sharing my posts - because that's ...
Read More about #LeadSafeMama Stats: 1,310,930 page-views by 937,141 readers in 202 “countries” in March of 2019!
Wade Collectable Brown Miniature Monkey Figurine, Made In England: 33 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
When tested with an XRF instrument this collectable "figurine" of little brown glazed monkey by "Wade England" had the following readings.
Lead (Pb): 33 +/- 11 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,961 +/- 107
Zinc (Zn): 3,853 +/- 139 ppm
Iron (Fe): 12,700 +/- 500 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 48 +/- 12 ppm ...
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Wade Collectable Blue Gray Miniature Cannonball Figurine, Made In England: 50 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
When tested with an XRF instrument this collectable "figurine" of a cannon with cannonballs by "Wade England" (with a light blue-gray glaze) had the following readings.
Lead (Pb): 50 +/- 10 ppm
Barium (Ba): 276 +/- 37 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 69 +/- 26 ppm
Copper (Cu): 69 +/- 26 ppm
Iron ...
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Vintage Tiny Collectable Rolex Bucherer of Switzerland Spoon: 975,000 ppm Silver (more pure than 925), no LEAD!
When tested with an XRF instrument this tiny vintage "Rolex" spoon by Bucherer of Switzerland turned out to actually be fine silver! This was a surprise to me as I have found Lead in a LOT of different collectable miniature spoons like this.
Here's the full XRF reading set for this Rolex spoon ...
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Vintage Tupperware Cup. Year Made Unknown. Unlike other colors it is negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium & Arsenic.
To see more Tupperware items I have tested, click here.
When using an XRF instrument to test the cup pictured here (which is made of solid red plastic with no painted markings or decorations) it had the following readings:
Barium (Ba): 162 +/- 90 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 66 +/- 8 ppm
Copper (Cu): ...
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Things we’ve accomplished together (me + you, my readers) & why I still need your support. #SmallVictories #BigVictories
Did you know Marble King removed the "Lead-free" labeling from their website and packaging as a result of this work?
Are you in a position to help keep me doing what I do? (Everything I do is with the support and involvement of my readers!)
Below is just one example of how - together - we ...
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Amber Glass Vintage Wine Goblet: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free!
Every now and then there's a vintage find that actually doesn't contain any of "the usual suspects" (5 neurotoxicant metals commonly found in the decorative coatings and/or substrates of so many vintage consumer goods) — Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, and Antimony...
When tested with an XRF ...
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Shallow Heath Potteries Bowl (Sausalito, CA): 125,000 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe in children’s items.
When tested with an XRF instrument this blue glazed ceramic bowl by Heath Potteries of Sausalito, California (year of manufacture is unknown) had the following readings:
Food Surface / Blue Glazed Interior of Bowl
Lead (Pb): 838 +/- 28 ppm
Barium (Ba): 585 +/- 38 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 25 ...
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Grace’s Teaware Purple Flower Saucer: 30,000 ppm Lead [For Context: 90 ppm Lead is unsafe in children’s items.]
When tested with an XRF instrument the Grace's Teaware saucer pictured here (with purple flowers with green leaves - additional photos below) had the following readings:
Green Leaves:
Lead (Pb): 30,000 +/- 800 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 3,060 +/- 170 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 157 +/- 29 ppm
Tin ...
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#SiteStats: June 2019 just popped into 6th place (6th best month ever) and the month is only half over!
For those of you who have fun following our stats (after all, we have truly accomplished this together!)...
Today (June 16, 2019) the unique views on this site passed 107,000 for the month – bringing this month into 6th place for #BestMonthEver here on my blog (even though the month is only half ...
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